Amadi State was a state in

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...

that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. Amadi state formed from

Western Equatoria Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on ...

state on 2 October 2015, following a decree that established the state along with 27 other states. It was located in the

Equatoria Equatoria is a region of southern South Sudan, along the upper reaches of the White Nile. Originally a province of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, it also contained most of northern parts of present-day Uganda, including Lake Albert and West Nile. It ...

region. Amadi State bordered

Eastern Lakes State Eastern Lakes State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it bordered Southern Liech to the north, Western States to the west, Amadi to the southwes ...

Jubek State Jubek State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It contained the national capital, Juba, which is also the largest city in South Sudan. The state bordered include Yei River county to the southwest ...

, Maridi State, Terekeka State,

Western Lakes State Western Lakes was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and was part of the former state of Lakes State. It bordered Amadi State, Eastern Lakes State, Gbudwe S ...

Yei River State Yei River State was a state in South Sudan that existed between the date of 2 October 2015 upto 22 February 2020. Location It was located in the Equatoria region and it bordered Maridi and Amadi to the north, Jubek to the northeast, and Imat ...

History

Before Sudan's 10 original states split into 28 separate states, Amadi was part of

state. On 2 October 2015, President

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issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November, the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.

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was the first and the current Governor of the state.

Geography

Amadi State was located in the

region and it bordered Western Lakes to the northwest, Eastern Lakes to the northeast, Yei River to the south, Jubek to the southeast,

Maridi Maridi is a town in South Sudan. Location Maridi is located in Maridi County, Western Equatoria State, near the international border between South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This location lies approximately , by road, west of ...

to the west, and

Terekeka Terekeka is a community in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. It is the headquarters of Terekeka County.

Administrative divisions

The state consisted of 3 counties. These three counties were Mundri West County, Mundri East County, and Mvolo County.

Cities and towns

The capital of the state of Amadi was the city of Mundri, South Sudan. Mundri is located in

Mundri West County Mundri West County is a small administrative area in Western Equatoria, South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It i ...

, with an estimated population of 20,000-30,000 in 2015. Other towns and villages in Amadi State include: * Lui, South Sudan ''(also known as Nagero Lui)'' * ''Kotobi'' * ''Jambo'' * ''Diko'' * ''Karika'' * ''Kediba'' * ''Bari'' * ''Bangolo'' * ''Wandi'' * ''Lacha'' * ''Lanyi'' * ''Lakamadi'' * ''Doso'' * ''Gulu'' * ''Lozoa'' * ''Kalichere'' * ''Madiba '' * ''Wiro''.

References

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